West Bank and Gaza - Infant Mortality Rate 2006
21.8
−0.8 from 2005
West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate was 21.8 in 2006, decreased +0.8 from 22.6 in 2005. This was the 106th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2nd | Singapore | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.7 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | 2.7 | -6.9% |
| 5th | Sweden | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 6th | Finland | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 8th | San Marino | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 9th | Czechia | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 10th | France | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 11th | Slovenia | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 12th | Portugal | 3.4 | -8.1% |
| 13th | Cyprus | 3.6 | -7.7% |
| 14th | Monaco | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 15th | Spain | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 16th | Greece | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 17th | Italy | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 18th | Germany | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 19th | Denmark | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 20th | Austria | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 21st | Belgium | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 4.1 | -6.8% |
| 23rd | Korea | 4.1 | -6.8% |
| 24th | Switzerland | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 25th | Israel | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 27th | European Union | 4.7 | -4.4% |
| 28th | Australia | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 29th | United Kingdom | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 30th | Andorra | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 31st | Estonia | 5.1 | -8.9% |
| 32nd | Canada | 5.2 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 34th | New Zealand | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 35th | Croatia | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 36th | Malta | 6.0 | -1.6% |
| 37th | Belarus | 6.1 | -9.0% |
| 38th | Hungary | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 39th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 40th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 41st | Poland | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 6.6 | -4.3% |
| 44th | United States | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 45th | Lithuania | 7.0 | -4.1% |
| 46th | Serbia | 7.4 | -5.1% |
| 47th | United Arab Emirates | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 48th | Chile | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 49th | Brunei Darussalam | 7.8 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Latvia | 8.1 | -5.8% |
| 51st | Qatar | 8.4 | -3.4% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 53rd | Montenegro | 8.5 | -8.6% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 55th | Kuwait | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 56th | Oman | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 57th | Russian Federation | 10.2 | -7.3% |
| 58th | Bulgaria | 10.4 | -5.5% |
| 59th | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5 | -2.8% |
| 60th | Sri Lanka | 10.7 | -4.5% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 11.5 | -5.7% |
| 62nd | Uruguay | 11.6 | -6.5% |
| 63rd | Tonga | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 64th | Seychelles | 12.2 | 0.8% |
| 65th | Albania | 12.7 | -5.9% |
| 66th | Lebanon | 12.7 | -5.2% |
| 67th | Grenada | 13.0 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Barbados | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 13.5 | -0.7% |
| 70th | Ukraine | 13.5 | -3.6% |
| 71st | Saudi Arabia | 13.7 | -6.2% |
| 72nd | British Virgin Islands | 13.9 | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 14.0 | -2.8% |
| 74th | Romania | 14.2 | -8.4% |
| 75th | Thailand | 14.2 | -4.1% |
| 76th | Bahamas, The | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 77th | Samoa | 15.1 | 0.7% |
| 78th | St. Lucia | 16.0 | 0.0% |
| 79th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 80th | Panama | 16.6 | -3.5% |
| 81st | Maldives | 16.7 | -10.2% |
| 82nd | Belize | 16.8 | -1.8% |
| 83rd | Libya | 16.8 | -6.1% |
| 84th | Moldova | 17.2 | -4.4% |
| 85th | Georgia | 17.3 | -9.9% |
| 86th | Fiji | 17.4 | 0.6% |
| 87th | China | 17.7 | -8.8% |
| 88th | Viet Nam | 17.7 | -2.2% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 17.9 | 0.6% |
| 90th | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.9 | -1.1% |
| 91st | Palau | 18.0 | -3.2% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 18.2 | -3.7% |
| 93rd | Colombia | 18.3 | -2.7% |
| 94th | Mexico | 18.5 | -3.6% |
| 95th | Ecuador | 18.8 | -3.6% |
| 96th | El Salvador | 19.0 | -5.5% |
| 97th | Jordan | 19.1 | -3.0% |
| 98th | Türkiye | 19.5 | -7.6% |
| 99th | Vanuatu | 19.5 | -1.5% |
| 100th | Dominica | 19.6 | 3.2% |
| 101st | Brazil | 19.7 | -6.2% |
| 102nd | Armenia | 20.1 | -5.6% |
| 103rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.1 | 0.5% |
| 104th | Peru | 20.3 | -5.1% |
| 105th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.8 | -6.4% |
| 106th | West Bank and Gaza | 21.8 | -3.5% |
| 107th | Solomon Islands | 22.2 | -0.4% |
| 108th | Nicaragua | 22.5 | -4.7% |
| 109th | Suriname | 23.1 | -2.5% |
| 110th | Honduras | 23.3 | -3.3% |
| 111th | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.9 | -1.6% |
| 112th | Cabo Verde | 24.1 | 0.8% |
| 113th | Kazakhstan | 24.2 | -6.9% |
| 114th | Philippines | 24.5 | -2.0% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 25.2 | -2.3% |
| 116th | Kosovo | 25.4 | -8.3% |
| 117th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 25.9 | -1.5% |
| 118th | Algeria | 27.9 | -3.8% |
| 119th | Mongolia | 28.9 | -8.3% |
| 120th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 30.0 | -3.8% |
| 121st | Nauru | 30.1 | -3.5% |
| 122nd | Dominican Republic | 31.0 | -0.6% |
| 123rd | Tuvalu | 31.2 | -2.8% |
| 124th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.6 | 0.3% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 31.8 | -4.2% |
| 126th | São Tomé and Principe | 32.2 | -7.7% |
| 127th | Kyrgyz Republic | 32.6 | -4.4% |
| 128th | Guatemala | 32.8 | -3.5% |
| 129th | Marshall Islands | 33.0 | -0.9% |
| 130th | Iraq | 34.3 | -2.0% |
| 131st | Morocco | 34.9 | -4.9% |
| 132nd | Guyana | 36.5 | -1.9% |
| 133rd | Namibia | 36.8 | -4.2% |
| 134th | Tajikistan | 38.3 | -7.5% |
| 135th | Azerbaijan | 38.6 | -6.8% |
| 136th | Uzbekistan | 38.8 | -7.0% |
| 137th | Turkmenistan | 40.7 | -5.3% |
| 138th | Bhutan | 41.2 | -6.6% |
| 139th | Eritrea | 42.1 | -2.8% |
| 140th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.3 | -5.3% |
| 141st | Gabon | 43.3 | -2.5% |
| 142nd | Botswana | 43.8 | 1.9% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 43.9 | -4.6% |
| 144th | Kiribati | 44.0 | -0.9% |
| 145th | South Africa | 46.0 | -4.0% |
| 146th | Kenya | 46.9 | -5.1% |
| 147th | Nepal | 46.9 | -3.9% |
| 148th | Mauritania | 49.0 | -5.4% |
| 149th | Senegal | 50.1 | -6.4% |
| 150th | Papua New Guinea | 50.4 | -1.9% |
| 151st | Cambodia | 50.5 | -7.3% |
| 152nd | Congo, Republic of | 52.1 | -7.5% |
| 153rd | Ghana | 52.1 | -2.4% |
| 154th | Madagascar | 52.3 | -3.5% |
| 155th | Comoros | 52.9 | -3.1% |
| 156th | India | 54.8 | -3.4% |
| 157th | Yemen, Republic of | 55.8 | -4.9% |
| 158th | Zambia | 57.5 | -6.0% |
| 159th | Rwanda | 57.9 | -9.4% |
| 160th | Tanzania | 59.0 | -5.3% |
| 161st | Togo | 59.3 | -2.8% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 59.4 | -3.6% |
| 163rd | Sudan | 59.9 | -10.3% |
| 164th | Haiti | 60.4 | -2.1% |
| 165th | Malawi | 61.9 | -4.9% |
| 166th | Timor-Leste | 62.2 | -4.7% |
| 167th | Uganda | 62.7 | -6.4% |
| 168th | Myanmar | 62.9 | -3.2% |
| 169th | Eswatini | 65.6 | -12.2% |
| 170th | Benin | 69.3 | -2.3% |
| 171st | Burundi | 69.5 | -5.3% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 69.5 | 4.4% |
| 173rd | Lao PDR | 69.8 | -4.0% |
| 174th | Cameroon | 71.3 | -2.7% |
| 175th | Djibouti | 71.6 | -2.3% |
| 176th | Mozambique | 75.7 | -5.6% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 75.9 | -3.4% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 77.1 | -4.0% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.1 | -2.6% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 79.0 | -1.7% |
| 181st | Guinea | 79.3 | -2.6% |
| 182nd | Niger | 80.7 | -4.8% |
| 183rd | Nigeria | 81.2 | -3.0% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | 81.5 | -4.1% |
| 185th | Lesotho | 81.7 | 0.4% |
| 186th | Liberia | 82.8 | -5.8% |
| 187th | Mali | 85.4 | -2.7% |
| 188th | Equatorial Guinea | 87.3 | -3.6% |
| 189th | Central African Republic | 87.8 | -3.0% |
| 190th | Angola | 89.1 | -5.6% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 90.1 | -3.8% |
| 192nd | Chad | 91.0 | -2.2% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 92.6 | -4.1% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 103.8 | -0.4% |
| 195th | Sierra Leone | 106.0 | -3.0% |
FAQ
What was West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate in 2006?▾
West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate in 2006 was 21.8. This ranked 106th globally.
How did West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate change in 2006?▾
West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.5% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2006?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2006 at 106.0.
What is the infant mortality rate of West Bank and Gaza in 2006?▾
The infant mortality rate of West Bank and Gaza in 2006 was 21.8. This ranked 106th globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate?▾
West Bank and Gaza's infant mortality rate went from 22.6 in 2005 to 21.8 in 2006, a 3.5% decrease.
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